Re: WAS:CR "Quad Cab" NOW Skidding

From: Mr. Plow (adam_is_mr_plow@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Jul 12 2001 - 16:01:30 EDT


Aaron, i'm not the type of guy to just take someone's word for it.
I ALWAYS want to know why. hehehe
But Dakota threw in his 2 bits. And i do get the part about the different
types of friction, reaching waaaaay back to highschool physics.

The Adam Blaster

>
>Don't take this as a put-down, but it is your ignorance here. The response
>about kinetic friction vs. static friction is correct. A "rolling" tire
>will stop faster than a "locked" tire. I'm sure the steering is improved
>over a locked tire though. We could get into a lengthy descussion (very
>lengthy) explaining the two types of frictions and the different
>coefficients of friction, but it would be better to take our word for it.
>Anti-lock brakes are based on kinetic vs. static friction. Again, not
>trying to make you look bad at all. We learn something new everyday.
>--Aaron--
>95 DSRC 4x4 V6
>www.geocities.com/adakota4x4_95/
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